Who Installs the Most Crapware?

@ 2009/11/02
You wouldn’t buy a new car that took five minutes to get out of first gear or a new hard disk that was already half-full of files – but plenty of people are unwittingly buying a laptop that’s been hobbled before it’s even left the factory.

That’s because crapware – the common term for “free” software that’s piled on to new PCs – can have a catastrophic effect on boot times, performance and hard disk space.
* Acer
* Apple
* Asus
* Dell
* HP
* Lenovo
* Samsung
* Sony
* Toshiba
To find out which PC companies are the worst offenders, we put nine machines from the major manufacturers through a battery of tests designed to highlight where they’re being run ragged by unwanted software.

Comment from wutske @ 2009/11/03
Same here, I was positivly surprised by the amount of crapware on my Dell . Afaik there was hardly any crapware installed on it.
Comment from Rutar @ 2009/11/02
I was impressed by the lack of crapware on my MSI Wind.


Another thing that surprises me is that noone has discovered "100% crapware free" as a USP.
Comment from jmke @ 2009/11/02
haven't seen Medion at any company so far;
Comment from leeghoofd @ 2009/11/02
they forgot Medion...
Comment from jmke @ 2009/11/02
he's not a large OEM who can make deals with software makers
Comment from JimmyJump @ 2009/11/02
Didn't know that laptops came from the factory/company with all that stuff included. The guy where I buy my hardware (Pema Systems, Merksem) does clean installs on everything that goes out his door...

 

 

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